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Diastolic Relaxation of the Heart

Basic Research and Current Applications for Clinical Cardiology

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. William Grossman

    1. Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, USA

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  2. Beverly H. Lorell

    1. Harvard Medical School, Hemodynamic Research Laboratory, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, USA

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Cell Biology of Diastole

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Cellular Mechanisms of Relaxation: Lessons from Frogs, Birds, and Mammals

      • William H. Barry
      Pages 3-9

    3. Sarcoplasmic Reticular Control of Cardiac Contraction and Relaxation

      • Arnold M. Katz
      Pages 11-15

    4. Calcium and Cardiac Relaxation

      • James P. Morgan, Roderick MacKinnon, Maurice Briggs, Judith K. Gwathmey
      Pages 17-26

    5. Variable Calcium Sensitivity of the Mammalian Cardiac Contractile System

      • Saul Winegrad, George McClellan, Andrea Weisberg, Steven Weindling, Lin Er Lin
      Pages 27-32

    6. Is Ischemic Contracture Preceded by a Rise in Free Calcium?

      • William H. Barry
      Pages 33-38

    7. The Effect of Regional Myocardial Heterogeneity on the Economy of Isometric Relaxation

      • Norman R. Alpert, Louis A. Mulieri
      Pages 39-48

    8. Functional Sequelae of Diastolic Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Release in the Myocardium

      • Edward G. Lakatta, Maurizio C. Capogrossi, Arthur A. Kort, Michael D. Stern
      Pages 49-64

  3. Physiologic Modifiers of Relaxation in Experimental Models

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Hypoxia and Relaxation

      • Winifred G. Nayler, Darren J. Buckley, Jennifer S. Elz
      Pages 67-72

    3. Ischemic/Hypoxic and Reperfusion/Reoxygenation Contractures: Mechanisms

      • A. H. Henderson
      Pages 73-82

    4. Load Dependence of Relaxation

      • Dirk L. Brutsaert, Stanislas U. Sys
      Pages 83-96

    5. The Effects of Cardiac Hypertrophy on Intracellular Ca2+ Handling

      • James P. Morgan, Roderick MacKinnon, Marc Feldman, William Grossman, Judith Gwathmey
      Pages 97-107

  4. Evaluation of Relaxation and Compliance in the Intact Heart

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
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    2. Diastolic Myocardial Mechanics and the Regulation of Cardiac Performance

      • J. Scott Rankin, J. William Gaynor, Michael P. Feneley, Donald D. Glower, John A. Spratt, George S. Tyson et al.
      Pages 111-124

    3. Evaluation of Time Course of Left Ventricular Isovolumic Relaxation in Humans

      • William E. Craig, Joseph P. Murgo, Ares Pasipoularides
      Pages 125-132

    4. Loading Conditions and Left Ventricular Relaxation

      • William H. Gaasch, Michael R. Zile, Alvin S. Blaustein, Oscar H. L. Bing
      Pages 133-142

    5. Influence of Pressure and Volume Overload on Diastolic Compliance

      • H. P. Krayenbuehl, O. M. Hess, M. Ritter, J. Schneider, E. S. Monrad, J. Grimm
      Pages 143-150

    6. Influence of the Pericardium on Diastolic Compliance

      • Martin M. LeWinter
      Pages 151-161
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Harvard Medical School, Cardiovascular Division, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, USA

    William Grossman

  • Harvard Medical School, Hemodynamic Research Laboratory, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, USA

    Beverly H. Lorell

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Diastolic Relaxation of the Heart

  • Book Subtitle: Basic Research and Current Applications for Clinical Cardiology

  • Editors: William Grossman, Beverly H. Lorell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6832-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Martinus Nijhoff Publishing, Boston 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-6834-6Published: 18 May 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-6832-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 320

  • Number of Illustrations: 81 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery

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